"The information, including employee salary data and the status of the museum’s tax credits, was requested by council members in light of the discovery that the city staff gave the nonprofit $750,000 without a signed loan agreement.
"Supplying this information should not be taken as an agreement to amend the already negotiated and final contract," Hayes wrote to Westmoreland.
In response, Westmoreland sent the museum a round of follow up questions. He reminded Hayes that the council instructed him not to sign the loan agreement until all of its questions were answered."
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